The LPGA Drive On Championship concluded on Sunday with Celine Boutier lifting the trophy. The French golfer beat her European Solheim Cup teammate Georgia Hall in a playoff to win the event at Superstition Mountain outside Phoenix.
Boutier made back-to-back birdies on the 18th hole to force a playoff and eventually win the Drive On Championship with a 20-under 268 performance with a closing 68. The 29-year-old took her career’s third LPGA victory in her seventh season. With this, the Frenchwoman passed Patricia Meunier-Lebouc and Anne-Marie Palli to become the all-time leading LPGA winner from her country.
Apart from the accolade, Boutier also bagged the winner’s share of $262,500 from the LPGA Drive On Championship’s $1.75 million purse. The hefty paycheck took her career earnings past the $4 million mark. While Boutier took the big prize, runner-up Hall settled for $160,458. Ayaka Furue won $116,401 for finishing third, while Narin An took $90,045 for fourth.
Surprisingly, event favorite Nelly Korda finished T-57. She won $4,586 for her efforts.
LPGA Drive On Championship prize money
Here are the complete prize money payouts for the 2023 LPGA Drive On Championship:
- Win: Celine Boutier – $262,500
- P-2: Georgia Hall – $160,458
- 3: Ayaka Furue – $116,401
- 4: Narin An – $90,045
- T-5: Ally Ewing – $65,888
- T-5: Jin Young Ko – $65,888
- T-7: Stacy Lewis – $37,185
- T-7: Hinako Shibuno – $37,185
- T-7: Charley Hull – $37,185
- T-7: Lilia Vu – $37,185
- T-7: Maddie Szeryk – $37,185
- T-7: Hae Ran Ryu – $37,185
- T-7: Moriya Jutanugarn – $37,185
- T-14: Cheyenne Knight – $26,267
- T-14: Celine Borge – $26,267
- T-16: Daniela Darquea – $21,159
- T-16: Emily Kristine Pedersen – $21,159
- T-16: Ruoning Yin – $21,159
- T-16: Atthaya Thitikul – $21,159
- T-16: Amy Yang – $21,159
- T-16: Annie Park – $21,159
- T-16: Ariya Jutanugarn – $21,159
- T-23: Lauren Coughlin – $15,022
- T-23: Pernilla Lindberg – $15,022
- T-23: Chella Choi – $15,022
- T-23: Allisen Corpuz – $15,022
- T-23: Stephanie Meadow – $15,022
- T-23: Leona Maguire – $15,022
- T-23: Pavarisa Yoktuan – $15,022
- T-23: Yuka Saso – $15,022
- T-23: Ryann O’Toole – $15,022
- T-23: Sei Young Kim – $15,022
- T-23: Jenny Shin – $15,022
- T-34: Jennifer Song – $10,806
- T-34: Mina Harigae – $10,806
- T-34: Jodi Ewart Shadoff – $10,806
- T-34: Jennifer Kupcho – $10,806
- T-34: Alison Lee – $10,806
- T-39: Frida Kinhult – $8,141
- T-39: Marina Alex – $8,141
- T-39: Azahara Munoz – $8,141
- T-39: Patty Tavatanakit – $8,141
- T-39: Megan Khang – $8,141
- T-39: Xiaowen Yin – $8,141
- T-39: Mel Reid – $8,141
- T-39: Eun-Hee Ji – $8,141
- T-39: Gaby Lopez – $8,141
- T-48: Maude-Aimee Leblanc – $5,827
- T-48: A Lim Kim – $5,827
- T-48: Hannah Green – $5,827
- T-48: Perrine Delacour – $5,827
- T-48: Yaeeun Hong – $5,827
- T-48: Matilda Castren – $5,827
- T-48: In Gee Chun – $5,827
- T-48: Nanna Koerstz Madsen – $5,827
- T-48: Wei-Ling Hsu – $5,827
- T-57: Lizette Salas – $4,586
- T-57: Alexa Pano – $4,586
- T-57: Chanettee Wannasaen – $4,586
- T-57: Dana Fall – $4,586
- T-57: Nelly Korda – $4,586
- T-62: Wichanee Meechai – $4,085
- T-62: Yealimi Noh – $4,085
- T-62: Carlota Ciganda – $4,085
- T-62: Caroline Inglis – $4,085
- T-66: Gina Kim – $3,822
- T-66: Madelene Sagstrom – $3,822
- T-68: Paula Reto – $3,540
- T-68: Hye-Jin Choi – $3,540
- T-68: Brittany Lincicome – $3,540
- T-68: Pajaree Anannarukarn – $3,540
- T-68: Albane Valenzuela – $3,540
- 73: Bronte Law – $3,382
- 74: Minami Katsu – $3,338
- 75: Elizabeth Szokol – $3,298
- 76: Angel Yin – $3,256
After a successful Drive On Championship outing, the LPGA Tour will now head to Palos Verdes Golf Club for the LA Open, starting March 30.